Mann-sekt

Old Norse Dictionary - mann-sekt

Meaning of Old Norse word "mann-sekt" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

mann-sekt
f., esp. in pl. a penalty paid in one’s person, opp. to fésekt: in the old law it signified outlawry, banishment of any of the three degrees, Bs. i. 675; hvárki fé né mannsektir, Ísl. ii. 385, cp. Nj. 189.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾ-ᛋᛁᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
opp.
opposed.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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